Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-18


Matter sent Through ,he Isiis st
Columbus-Flr Drstroys Residence
Near Rome-Kates at Postage IN Days
Gone by.
GEORGIA.
There aye only seven persons il fioyd
county jail.
Rev. sam p. Jones mas gone 20 Boston,
and will preach therefor enc month IN the
Peoples Church.
The locomotive that was captured by
Yankee raiders at BIG Snsnty during the
war Is still in use.
determined EFFORT will be made in
WarrentOn This year 70 break M the de1s
in which whisky - secretly sold.
A gentleman iu Athens has a f'teen-
gallon key a. peach brandy twenty i've
wears old. lie seys be VIII open II wien
his daughter marlies.
Bishop Hendrix is expected IN Way
cross on tue fourtI sunday m Ibis month.
He viii preach IN the Methodist church
or sunday MGrliD, and ~ night.
4 mad doL Is reported to nave passed
through the ALjIucL com u.unIty, in OcO-
nee cOuniy. U.lug a cow belonging to
JOAN Butter. watch Wen, mSG and mad 20
he killed.
Macon has one CITY physician, Tor which
Elle paws 500 per aGnum. J be mayor gets
81 800; ri'y attpTnDr. $3.50; recorder, $500;
city engineer. 500; magazine keeper,
300; bridge keeper, $500; sanitary IN
spector, $500, and the police cnie;, 81, 400.
The merchants NJ Carrclitor in one day
last week BOUGHT from d New Orleans
drummer 100 barr-'s.1t flour. just after
the sale the uuiucky 0rum ner received o
telegram stating tnal four nsd advanced
80 C.
A blockader VINO bought some whisky
near DAMON "a on sGrufdav might and
took it into town b. arran 9 Tor selling IL
was surprised on 90 NJ tack TO Ind that
bis keg was gone. Somebody had stolen
the whisky.
An adjourned term Of Sumter Superior
Court viii De held on the second Monday
IN February. a number Of important
criminal cases nay De before tho court
during the term, as there are w0 or three
parties in tue county Jail charged with
murder.
G. W. Bolton, the Texas cowboy, who
was almost fatally scalded in the East
Tennessee-tieorgia Pacific accident last
December a year arO, at the seventeen
mile tank, WAS robbed Of 5000 at the Ma
tlonal hotel at Atlanta some time Satur-
day night.
MIlledgevillo Chronicle: In the ward OF
the Methodist parsonage are several
large bearing pecan trees. These trees
have been in bearing for many years, and
concusiVeiy prove Inc adaptabilty of
This valuable tree to our climate aud soil.
They make Il beautiful shade tree and
bring Ia big revenue from the sale OF the
nuts.
Saturday morning the residence of J.
W. Iarhrougu. whO lives about four
miles south OF Rome, was discovered to
he on FIRE. The 1re - supposed to have
originated from the enawtgg Of matches
by rats. The peop e saved about all the
furniture aud household goods. The loss
is estimated at about $500. There is no
insurance.
George l.. Appleton has Just had an
artesian well bored at bis place, Cotton
ham III Bryan county. The well Is 1913 feet
deep. Toe water rises over Is feet above
the surface of the ground, and the lOw Ia
over L., 900 gallons n "a hours. The water
IS as clear a. crystal ard delicious To
drink. MIR. James Nulligan, Of this city,
did the work.
The Burke county fair grounds were
advertised for sale ON the first tuesday of
This month. some OF the stock holders
VIII opposed the sale procured u bill of
jnjuncti0n 10 annul the proceedings of
the stockholders meeting at which this
order for the sale was passed. This pro-
cedure delays the sale until Judge Roney
IS beard from.
Miiledgeville Chronicle: In our last
Issue we stated that II was reported here
that the white woman, Fannie Rogers.
VINO was found in this city IN drunken
and destitute condition was an escaped
convict from stevens pottery. The hrm
Of Stevens brOs. Il Co. write US that no
euch woman has been confined at their
camp, and no woman has escaped there
from.
Preparations are in progress to cele-
brate the laying OF the corner stone OF the
new court mouse at Amerlcus some time
jn February. the County Commiss ,oners,
Nhe Americus bar and the Masonic fra.
terDity are perlecting arrangements for
the time and appropriate ceremonies ana
IT is expected mat the Worshipml Grand
Master OF the State Of Georgia will be
there.
There are now six prisoners confined
"a the sumter county iail-Annie Moore
twbite), charged with murder; Charles
Williams cOlOred J, murder; Rees Walker
(c0iored) }, for assault and attempt to MUIR
der, and Bill Gray for assault and attempt
20 rape. the other two are Charles Black
man, from Schley county, who has been
twice convicted OF killing Stonewall Ton
dee, and Mingo Glaze, for ousebreaking,
whose case Is now In the Supreme Court.
Warrenton registered another small
failure saturday. j. Frieze, who Cd n d
q small furniture establishment on main
street early In the TAIL made an assign
ment to Mr.. Card tor the benefit OF hi.
creditors. The liabilities are about $500.
and the assets are about $500. Local par
ties TO whom Mr.. FrIeze IL indebted have
been made preferred creditors. The as
signee states that Mr.. FrieZe will be able
10 pay 100c. on the dollar II not molested.
Chief OF Police Palmer OF Columbus,
has received information that several
anonymous communications have been
sent TO party In that city through the
post office. The notes and letters were
worded in very obscene language. The
chiefs informant also states that the
sender Is known and ~ watched by VIII
liant parties, who will severely punish
him. The writer Of the vile c0mmunica.
tions is liable also to be arrested and nun.
isbed for sending improper matter
through the mail.
A farmer in Greene county--one of the
solid sense men--seYeral years ago pur.
chased him number OF brood mares. and
began raising mules out u a good lack.
Every year he has bad q number of mul q
colts on sale. which brought good figures.
The other day be sold ave in Greensboro.
They were only one year old aud brought
the handsome SUN OF 500 each They had
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